CPR was given to the victims of a sinking boat incident. Two people were declared dead and three others were treated and released from hospital after a fishing boat went down off the west coast of Vancouver Island near the remote tourist community of Tofino. Sinking boat incident All five people on board the vessel […]
The victims of the Fernie ammonia leak incident given first aid. The three people who were believed to be killed by an ammonia leak at a Fernie, B.C. hockey arena were workers performing routine maintenance. Deadly ammonia leak The deceased have not been identified publicly but Mayor Mary Giuliano stated that two of them were […]
Victims of a collision between a city bus and an SUV received CPR. Ten people were transferred to a healthcare facility with varying injuries in Burnaby. Aftermath of the bus-SUV collision According to TransLink, the injuries stemming from the crash at East Hastings Street and Holdom Avenue range from minor to moderate. The Mounties stated […]
A Vancouver woman speaks out after a bus driver allegedly abandoned her to deal with a man in medical distress. Under medical distress Robyn was riding a bus through the Downtown Eastside when she saw a man suffering from what she feared was an overdose. The man did not appear to be moving or breathing […]
A skier received first aid after being swept up in a backcountry avalanche. The slide occurred shortly after noon in an area of Mount Seymour Provincial Park near the Seymour Alpine Trail. Icy ordeal Gareth Fafard had come off the 1st Pump Peak on the southeast side, hit the snow and triggered the size 1.5 […]
A 36-year old man who was caught in an avalanche received first aid. The incident occurred near Golden, B.C. Sadly, the man was declared dead. Dangers in the backcountry According to the RCMP, the unnamed victim was treated in a Calgary hospital but could not be saved. The BC Coroners Service has taken over the […]
A toddler at a Port Coquitlam gym not provide proper first aid. A Port Coquitlam, B.C. gym started an internal investigation after a mother stated that staff did not contact her right away when her toddler was injured in the facility’s child-minding area. Poor first aid service According to Renee Corneau, she went to pick […]
A woman who was shot several times before crashing into pole was given first aid. The police are searching for witnesses and dash cam video after a woman was shot while driving on Canada Day in Pitt Meadows, B.C. Shooting incident The Mounties were called to the scene of the crash at Old Dewdney Trunk […]
Kevin Yakes saved the life of a man who overdosed with naloxone. The man overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin. At the time of the incident, he saw a man in his early 20s slumped over a table at an overdose prevention site at the office of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users. Dangers of overdose […]
A Surrey, B.C. woman urges trampoline parks to be regulated after frightening experience involving her 3-year old son. Better safety measures The toddler fell through the springs and onto the floor below at a park in Richmond where a father died earlier this year. Ravi Gill-Douglas’s son was at a birthday party at Extreme Air […]